Re: soft spreadable butter

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>> Does anyone know of a

good brand of legal soft spreadable butter? We are tired of spreading the

hard stuff. <<

Don't know of a legal brand, but you can make your own.

With a hand mixer, whip together 1 stick room temperature butter and 1/2

cup oil. Place in a suitable storage container, and refrigerate.

You can use any kind of oil except coconut, because coconut is solid,

like butter, at refrigerator temperatures.

I often make a large batch, using a pound of butter and 2 cups of oil,

then store it so I don't have to haul out the mixer quite as often. I

also add a 400 IU Vitamin E capsule to the mix to help keep the oil from

oxidizing, though this is not strictly necessary.

Olive oil makes an interesting, " Italian " flavored

spread.

Grapeseed oil is a very mild oil.

Some people recommend flax oil, although that can go rancid so easily.

<g> You can experiment with different kinds of oil, depending on

what your personal tastes and nutrition requirements are. I learned of

this recipe about 25 years ago, long before I went SCD. Loads cheaper

buying my own butter and stretching it than paying the manufacturers for

their packaging!

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[Guest guest]

>> Does anyone know of a good brand of legal soft spreadable butter? We are tired of spreading the hard stuff. Can't you just leave the butter out of the refrigerator? My family has always just left the butter in a butter dish next to the toaster, and it spreads great! Peace =)Alyssa 16 yo UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)Azathioprine 50 mg 1x per dayPrednisone 35 mg 1x per day